Injured Brian Bowles out of WEC 52, replacement search underway

http://mmajunkie.comAn undisclosed injury has forced former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (8-1 MMA, 5-1 WEC) out of his WEC 52 bout with Wagnney Fabiano (14-2 MMA, 4-1 WEC), and a search is underway for a replacement.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the card change with sources close to the event.

WEC 52 takes place Nov. 11 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and Bowles vs. Fabiano tentatively was slotted for the night’s Versus-televised main card.

Bowles had been scheduled to return to the cage for the first time since losing his title to
Dominick Cruz in March, when a broken hand left him unable to answer
the bell for the third round of their WEC 47 headliner.

The loss was the first of Bowles’ career, which included eight stoppages in his eight career fights, and the Georgia-based fighter has been relatively quiet since relinquishing the belt.

A former featherweight contender, Fabiano dropped to 135 pounds
following an October 2009 loss to Mackens Semerzier. Since the drop, the former IFL featherweight champion has posted a 2-0 record with decision wins over Frank Gomez and Clint
Godfrey. He’s now 10-1 over his past 11 fights.

For the latest on WEC 52, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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